330.624.11
Applied Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 18, 2012
End Date
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
M, Tu, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
A very basic understanding of statistics.
Introduces the concepts of power calculation and sample size estimation. Briefly discusses the theory behind analytic and simulation-based approaches to estimating the power or sample size needed for a proposed hypothesis test. Examines effect sizes and realistic models under which power should be calculated. Discusses effective presentation of power calculations for grant proposals, including graphs. Compares examples of popular software, including R, SAS and STATA.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Interpret commonly used effect sizes
- Perform power calculations or sample size estimations for a proposed study
- Perform simulation-based estimates of power
Students are expected to bring a laptop computer, with the software of choice installed, to perform course exercises.